This funding round has closed.

Farmer Collaboration Fund

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Applications closed

Funding

£600,000 – £3,000,000

Deadline

1 October 2026

Location

England

Applications

Applications closed

Overview

The Farmer Collaboration Fund will support collaboration groups in farming. It will pay for running collaboration groups and expert advice. Funding ranges from £100,000 to £1,000,000. The fund is not yet open for applications. Defra is currently looking for delivery partners. There is a webinar on 19th May 2026 for potential partners. Applications will open after this. The deadline is 1st June 2026. This fund is only for England.

Requirements to check

Key requirements:

Fund not yet open for applications
Must support farmer collaboration groups

This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.

Who is this for?

This fund is for organisations that can run farmer collaboration groups in England. It is not yet clear who can apply as the fund is still being developed. More details will be available after the delivery partner webinar.

Sectors

Charities & Non-Profit Public Administration & Defence

Regions

England

Funder track record

Last published award 2025Open to first-time applicants

Awards published

53,000

Typical award

£11,250

Most awards

£2,895 to £35,000

Most funded region

South West

363 awards in 2025, down from 14,963 the year before.

Recent awards include KIMO UK (£35,745, 2025), Fruits of the Sea Ltd (£74,045, 2025) and Forest of Avon Trust (£25,000, 2025).

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Full details from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Farmer Collaboration Fund (FCF) aims to support farmers, land managers and growers to manage land in a productive, nature friendly and sustainable way and find practical solutions that support their businesses and the environment. The FCF will create opportunities to learn from each other, share knowledge and lessons learned, create joined up plans for landscape-level projects and apply for more ambitious land management schemes, in both government and private sectors.

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